When was the last time you sat down and read a book?
15 years ago
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A couple of months ago. Had to read Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation. It was very informative and honestly quite disturbing. I haven't viewed McDonald's the same way since.
"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained."
- Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain
15 years ago
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I use to read like crazy, 900 page books in about a week or so. But ever since I started watching anime and reading manga, i've stopped reading so much. Last time i ever read a book was maybe 2 years ago, and even then it was ebb'ing down.
The closest thing to a 900 page novel that i read now are visual novel games (Tsukihime, Fate/stay night, higurashi, etc). But i stll consider those to be equivalent to novels in terms of amount read and time spent, even the philosophy in them can be equivalent to ones in great novels. Especially the mystery horror ones can be a real trip with fantastic storytelling techniques.
On a related note, does anyoen read Steven Erikson? his work is fantastic. It's like reading 4 stories at once with 4 different climax points.
15 years ago
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Yesterday...
I love greek mythology... So I have many books about it, and once in a while I pick them up and read, like yesterday (I need new books... I'm getting sick of reading the same things over and over again...)
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a week ago
"Sanity is for the weak"
15 years ago
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I'm into F.Dostoyevsky right now. The Raw Youth. He is cool indeed.
And the biography of Rudolf Steiner at the library.
And Homos Ludens is lying by the bed. It's about the play element of culture and society.
15 years ago
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Today I finished Eighth Grade Bites, a vampire novel for teenage boys. I've never read the girl centered teenage vamp novels, just the boys ones, like Darren Shan, Night Runner, etc. In order of preference, Darren Shan is definitely best, next is Night Runner, last is the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Anyone know any other good ones?
15 years ago
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I just read Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde. It was a cross between The Giver and 1984. 😐
"If you think being eaten by a carnivorous tree is something that only happens to someone else, then think again."
--Shades of Grey, by Jasper Fforde
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Um.
4 months ago?
♪MONSTARR~ will eat all your cookies and steal your bishies~♪ Φ_Φ
15 years ago
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I just went to library yesterday and got about 5 books and haven't even looked inside any of them because my laptop and the t.v. is keeping me glued.
Last time was probably 2 weeks ago, i'm half-way through ''Prep'' by Curtis Sittenfeld and it's one of those books you can't read in a sitting and have to read in small portions to actually appreciate it. 😮
15 years ago
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Today, some hours ago. My father teaches literature, so my house is filled with books. When I'm bored, I choose one and start reading. Generally, I read one book/week. I'm into Sherlock Holmes now, because the movie made me remember how great were the books and then I wanted to read them again.
15 years ago
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I think it was a year ago or something
15 years ago
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You guys make me feel like I should go read more books. :0
...What was the last book I read...thinks of name
@_@
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Into Thin Air?
Wait, no, that was freshman year first semester...
<.<
I'll go to the library tomorrow and find something.
♪MONSTARR~ will eat all your cookies and steal your bishies~♪ Φ_Φ
15 years ago
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Finished The Trial by Kafka a month ago.
[color=black]Does not compute.[/color]
15 years ago
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I was reading The Redemption of Althalus in the car an hour ago
15 years ago
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A few month ago. I read up to the middle of my novel, and I got sidetracked. Haven't picked it up since.. it's been around 3 months. :[
